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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, A. F. WISKE and OWEN EVANS, of Alliance, in the county of Stark, :mtl Stute of Ohio, have invented new and useful improvements in Horse Hay-Forks; and We do hereby declare that the following is a. full and complete description of the/construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying dra-wings, making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a view ofthe fork when in a. position to enter the hay; and

Figure 2 is a. View in the position to raise the hey.

The fork consists of four parts. A is a. straight rod with :i ring at the top for the hoistinr rope. B is a. sharppointed foot-pieee pivoted to A by a Hat link-joint, a, a. little beck of the middle. C represents a. connectingrod that is pvoted to the heel of the foot B by a. hinge or joint, b, and D represents :L bent lever tha-t is pivotoflm-VV :it its angle d to the rofl A near the top. The short arm ofthe lever is pivoted by a. hinge-joint to the upper end of the connecting-rod C. The short arm of the lever D has a, shoulder, C', which is brought into Contact; with a. like shoulder on the end of rod C, when brought into the position shown in iig. The lever D has :1. hole in its outer end to receive ny cord by which it is operated.

i In using this fork, the lever D is thrown into the position shown in iig. 1, which brings the foot into line with the rod A, in which position it is thrust deeply into the loud of hay. The lever D is then turned over to the position shown in iig. 2, which brings the foot at right angles to the rod A, where it is held by the uct of pressure upon the toe of the foot B by Contact of the shackles C. The oord from lever D by passing through the ring :it the upper urm of A, and thence to the operator, by being pulled when the quent-ity of hay taken up by the fork has been elevated to the desired place, allows -the foot B to come into the position seen in fig. l, and the hay is released.

What We claim us our improvement, a-nd desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The rod A, foot B, connecting-rod O, and lever D, provided with the shoulder C', when these several parts are constructed and operated as and for the purpose set forth..-

' A. F. WICKE,

OWEN EVANS.

Witnesses H. LAUGHLIN, C. C. MULFORD. 

